hands of new state insurance commissioner, ricardo lara.lara announced monday losses in the camp, woolsey, and hill fires in late 2018 are now at 11.4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that.the numbers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion."we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well,"lara says on top of those three fires, other major 2018 fires including the carr mendocino complex fires are responsible for nearly an additional 1 billion in insured losses.he says insurance companies so far have paid out about half of the 12 billion dollars from 2018 damages, and he anticipates payments to continue.lara says his office is working to address issues with homeowners in fire prone areas without insurance.."we also want to make sure we're looking at possible legislative solutions so that we can work with the insurance industry

hands of new state insurance commissioner, ricardo lara.lara announced monday losses in the camp, woolsey, and hill fires in late 2018 are now at 11.4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that.the numbers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion."we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well,"lara says on top of those three fires, other major 2018 fires including the carr mendocino complex fires are responsible for nearly an additional 1 billion in insured losses.he says insurance companies so far have paid out about half of the 12 billion dollars from 2018 damages, and he anticipates payments to continue.lara says his office is working to address issues with homeowners in fire prone areas without insurance.."we also want to make sure we're looking at possible legislative solutions so that we can work with the insurance industry

they are worried about mudslides in areas of last year's woolsey and thomas fire's. we see how homeowners prepared for the rain. >> reporter: this is the kind of rain that malibu homeowners fear. >> with the heavy rain means is that we are concerned that something could get over top and then get into the house. this fire, we have been lucky. >> reporter: this homeowner knows that a flash flood watch nearby means mud and debris flows are at a greater risk near his home. mandatory evacuation areas include parts of escondido, malibu west, all over mears county road. and escondido and old chimney. also paradise cove. thompson has been setting up sandbags for preparation. >> i have had to be not the concrete drains were the enter the pipe to go under my driveway. they have plugged up a couple of times. >> reporter: but he and his 5- year-old son wonder if it is enough. >> it might get buried, but i don't think it's too big. >> reporter: is facing another problem. >> we're trying to prepare for the rain and working to get the house back online. >> reporter: back online fro

insurance commissioner ricardo lara -gave an update on the total insured losses from the camp, woolsey and hill fires.. saying the numbers increased by about 25-percent from an already expensive evaluation last month. lara says the totals are now at 11-point-4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion. <"we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well,">( robin ) lara says insurance companies have paid out about half of the 12-billion dollars from 20-18 damages, and he is anticipating more payments to come. we will get another update on the numbers in april. ( robin ) in the east bay... the last push to stop an east oakland school from closing was not enough to keep it open. the school board had a been meeting monday night to vote on whether or not it will close the roots inte

on november 7th when a gunman opened fire at the borderline bar, killing 12 people, and then the woolseyh of destruction. the guys will rally together to host two benefit concerts. >> we're here to honor the victims and show support for their families. my sons played at the borderline bar a couple of months before the shooting. they knew the bouncer who was tragically lost. >> come on. >> keep >> the band recruited his famous friend, to raise $50,000. >> over 200 firefighters, police, that will go to their families. we are so happy to lend our help. >> the outpouring of love and support has been tremendous. >> well, you fellas are tremendous too for giving back as well. >> for more on how you can help the ventura county community foundation, go to vccf.org. >>> coming up, why john legend doesn't trust chrissy teigen. their hilarious late night confessions next. >>> travel considerations provided by -- >>> we have run out of time, but we have one more thing for you to check out before we go. >> have a great weekend, everybody. bye. >> chrissy teigen and john legend have been married for m

between the camp and woolsey fires, california had its most destructive fire season which the governor says is the new normal. he sounded the alarm over global warming. gov. brown: climate change is real. it is a threat to human existence. adrienne: although he is 80 years old, no one is expecting jerry brown willf into the sunset for long. announcer: abc 7 presents "eyewitness newsmakers" with adrienne alpert. adrienne: hello. i am adrienne alpert. governor, thank you for joining me. here we are in sacramento in the governor's mansion built in 1877. in this historic place, what does this mansion mean to california and you? gov. brown: it means a great deal. the famous muckraking journalist was the second owner. albert gallatin was the first, a powerful merchant. in 12 governors including myself have lived here. a lot of history, meetings, and deals have occurred here. for me personally, my father came here in january of 1959 and i visited for one day from the seminary. my grandmother was born about the same time in 1878. where she was born, i am now going in a couple of days to a home

flooding and mudslides could be a problem in the areas of last year's woolsey and thomas fires. evacuations start at 8 am this morning in the los angeles area, santa barbara county and evacuations start at 10 am this morning. >>> home surveillance captures capture a video of the room and play for several crimes. one of the victims are a nine- year-old boy. >> democrats and republicans coming together calling for one congressman to resign. we will explain why, after the break. >> we do see that traffic is off to a nice start. if you are driving on highway four up to the willow pass grade. >> a lot of hit and miss shower activity but the rain will pick up later today so there will be two bands. one tonight and the strongest system will be here wednesday night into thursday. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> british lawmakers will vote on prime ministers teresa may plan for leaving the you name european union. they will vote to accept the plan or risk leaving the eu without future negotiations with the union. britain is scheduled to leave the eu on march 29 with or without a deal in place. the u

people in the woolsey burn area aretheir homes tomorrow morning as the storm moved through the area.eputies have been alerting the community by knocking on doors and posting notices. slick roads may have played a role in crushes on highway 17. a white honda spun in the northbound lane and at the same time there is not a crash not far away along big moody curve in the southbound lanes that involved a camaro and a truck. schp says that there were at least seven accidents throughout the day on that stretch of highway 17. >>> the reason they are evacuating the area in santa barbara is after the fires in mudslides, the fires create sort of a hydrophobic soil so the water runs right off. that is what happened last year in barbara. this year there where they will have the same thing. rainfall commissions could be significant. 2, 3, 4 inches of rain. it still concerns, as you see for the exact -- evacuations tomorrow for montecito. tonight have scattered showers no game changer there, but wednesday's the event. wednesday night into thursday morning. you can see, as you look at the lower half

it is the same situation for folks in ventura county where they had the woolsey fire. neighbors in several cities including parts of malibu being told to evacuate. you can see stacks of sandbags lining up driveways in this empty neighborhood, no word yet when residents will be able to return home. >>> chief meteorologist paul deanno has been tracking the big storm headed for the bay area and some watches already being issued, right, paul? >> watches and warnings. a flash flood watch is in effect for tomorrow, not the rain we got today, but the rain we are expecting tomorrow. let's get to the weather computer. this is a flash flood watch for top to bottom the entire bay area, saturated ground, heavy rain tomorrow increasing the flood threat, especially road and highway flooding likely tomorrow. let's take a trip to the mountains where heavy snow is likely, the snow level 5,000 feet. we'll talk about two layers of the hills. 5,000 feet up to 7,000 feet in elevation. 2 to 3 feet of new snowfall with some strong winds. what about above 7,000 feet? glad you asked. blizzard

there are several mudslides covering both sides of the pacific coast highway in the woolsey fire burn area. a flash flood warning is also in effect there. >>> it's a mess in the sierra tonight. chains are required as roads are icy and slippery. many drivers on 80 say they have been stuck for hours. crews attempting to plow the roads but the conditions caused some snow plows to spin out. be ready for the rain. it's coming. download our nbc bay area app and know what to expect tomorrow. it is free and you'll know the conditions throughout the day in your neighborhood. >>> a heavily armed man shooting at random at a south bay gas station forcing police to open fire. this chaotic scene played out early this morning, terrifying people in normally quiet santa clara. now we've learned that the gunman had targeted another gas station. nbc bay area's marianne favro is live with the new developments. >> reporter: well, right now crews are boarding up the doors. gunfire erupted just before 6:00 this morning. the gunman fired at workers and customers inside the store, and police say he even fired

the area was burned by the woolsey fire last year. the california property sneer steep slopes or are located near the base of drainage areas. all malibu schools will be closed today due to the mudslide danger. >>> coming up on the "morning news," refugee updates, a woman who fled s a adjuso life in canada. >>> and speaking out against r. kelly. another woman reveals detailed of alleged abuse by the singer. this is the "cbs morning news." accuser. this is the "cbs morning news." freezing away fat cells with coolsculpting? now that's cool! coolsculpting safely freezes and removes fat cells with little or no dotime. and no surgery. results and patient experience may vary. some common side effects include temporary numbness, discomfort, and swelling. ask your doctor if coolsculpting is right for you. and visit coolsculpting.com today for your chance to win a free treatment. going to extremes for perfect skin? where does it end? new olay whips. while not equal to cosmetic procedures, our b3 complex hydrates to smooth skin. injections? reje

heavy rains in southern california push debris and mud on to the pacific coast highway, where the woolsey fire burned nearly two months ago, trapping cars and even california highway patrol officers, who had to dig themselves out. >> it was crazy, there were places in the road where it had slid over, and it was really deep mud. >> reporter: this hillside came down, forcing drivers to abandon their cars in knee-deep mud, and prompting the closure of nearly 20 miles of the highway. further north, winds and high tide in the bay area flooded san francisco's popular embarcadero street. tourists stopped for what seemed like a good photo op. >> i heard that tree cracked, and saw big sparks coming out. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands were without power in the pacific northwest on sunday morning. after a wind storm knocked down trees and power lines across neighborhoods. >> the window in our bedroom that we were in, it just blew it out. >> reporter: seattle experienced wind gusts up to 60 miles-per- hour. reportedly, some of the strongest the city has had in ten years. crews continue to clean u

he gave an update on the total insured losses from the camp, woolsey and hill fires.. saying the numbers increased by about 25-percent from an already expensive evaluation last month. lara says the totals are now at 11-point-4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numers rose from the preliminary report in insured damages at 9 billion. <"we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well,">( darya ) lara says insurance companies have paid out about half of the 12-billion dollars from 20-18 damages, and he is anticipating more payments to come. we will get another update on the numbers in april. ( darya ) in the east bay... oakland's roots international academy is set to close. the school board voted late last night to close the school in june. teachers, parents, and students rallied for the district to keep the middle school open. the district decided t

that's according to insurance cardo la he gave total insured losses from the camp, woolsey and hill fires.. saying the numbers increased by about 25-percent from an already expensive evaluation last month. lara says the totals are now at 11-point-4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion. <"we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well,">( darya ) lara says insurance companies have paid out about half of the 12-billion dollars from 20-18 damages, and he is anticipating more payments to come. we will get another update on the numbers in april. ( darya ) in the east bay... oakland's roots international academy is set to close. the school board voted late last night to close the school in june. teachers, parents, and students rallied for the district to keep the middle school op

he gave an update on the total insured losses from the camp, woolsey and hill fires.. saying the numbers increased by about 25-percent from an already expensive evaluation last month. lara says the totals are now at 11-point-4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion. lara says insurance companies have paid out about half of the 12-billion dollars from 20-18 damages, and he is anticipating more payments to come. we will get another update on the numbers in april. ( james ) just in. president trump's longtime friend roger stone has pleaded not guilty to charges in the special counsel's russia investigation. this is video of stone arriving about an hour ago for his arraignment at the federal courthouse in washington, d.c. he is charged in a seven-count indictment with obstruction, lying to congress and witness tampering. prosecutors say he lied about the contents of his discussions with the trump campaign involving wikil

he gave an update olosses from woolsey and hill fires.. saying the numbers increased by about 25-percent from an already expensive evaluation last lara says the totals are now at 11-point-4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion. lara says insurance companies have paid out about half of the 12-billion dollars from 20-18 damages, and he is anticipating more payments to come. we will get another update on the numbers in april. ( darya ) happening now... police are looking for the man who restrained and sexually assaulted a woman on the stanford campus. it happened on the 600 block of escondido road. the victim says the man restrained her and then started groping her after she repeatedly told him to stop. police only have a vague description of the man but say the victim had met the attacker before. ( james ) in the east bay... oakland's roots international academy is set voted late last ni

. >> a mudslide has set down the highway it happened in the woolsey fire. at least 20 miles on the highway will remain closed. >> and checking the roadways closer to home. blocking at least so left lane. getting onto the bay bridge. and this crashed just reported. delays building behind it. no word of any lanes are blocked." continues along highway 17. >>> starting off with a few showers lingering around the bay area. and now we are seeing this light rainfall passing through. and lingering morning showers making way to mostly cloudy afternoon. we will be drying out. more rain is on the way tomorrow. through wednesday. we will get a break and more rain friday saturday and sunday. pretty much a soggy forecast for the next 7 to 10 days. and then dry on thursday. >> they are thankful for that. >> which is the underdog? >> clemson tigers. >> >> it is 2019. thank you. >>> good morning to our viewers in the wes

carley: california state legislators went to hawaii during the deadly woolsey fire.mp the president was warning us about. joining us is former advisor for the coalition for trump, stephanie hamel, thank you for being with us. we are learning a group of bipartisan state lawmakers in california went on this retreat to hawaii with power companies that make the case that they shouldn't bear total responsibility for these wildfires and they were doing this as people were fleeing for their lives in california. is this kind of behavior we should expect from lawmakers because it seems like it would be a punch in the gut to somebody who lost a loved one during one of these fires. >> we know californians are up in arms over this revelation the california lawmakers were partying it up in maui sipping on coconuts while other people were trying to save their homes. 85 people died. these lobbyists on behalf of utility companies, what they wanted from these 12 lawmakers was to raise the rates on californians and are on the hook for $30 billion in liability claims. they are trying t

he is still playing on the same team with woolsey. and they go to their caucus every week and although we have seen some fights between fellow democrats it's remarkable that 15 or 16 months into speakership there's almost none of that. democrats are still in the house being largely united. the idea behind this is to keep them united through november and you make a democrat in the white house, build up democrats in the senate and build a majority in the house. so nancy pelosi can get legislation through. she needs that if she's going to be an historic figure. she needs to be successful, she will need democratic majority. either way, to the annoyance of many republicans they will still name buildings after in washington. and that's it! [applause] because of the camera, do you mind coming up here to answer the questions? in washington they have a microphone that can move around to you. [inaudbile] and yet people say silly things on c-span every single day! don't be intimidated every day. i'm not just a game about the house and the senate

. >>> a powerful storm prompting evacuations in southern california in areas burned by the woolsey fire starting at 8:00 a.m. officials expect debris floes. so now there is a voluntary evacuation order. storms have already triggered at least three debris floes. >>> along the pacific coast between -- highway between pally would you and ventura, it reopened after mud flows closed it in both directions. evacuations also ordered in santa barbara county. highway patrol has reopened a section of interstate 5 north of los angeles that was closed for hours as snow fell. >>> the university of north carolina authorizing the removal of silent sam, confederate monument in the middle of campus. the of course city costing the chancellor her job. silent sam was built more than a century ago, toppled by protesters last summer, its base and plaque remain. the board proposed a new building to house the statue, but that plan was rejected by the university's board of governors in december. it is unclear where it will end up. the chancellor will be stepping down after graduation in may insisting the debate

the woolsey fire devastated that area last year and the rain is adding to the destruction in the neighborhoods>>> it is 6:27 am. >>> we are taking a live look in mill valley where it is pouring again with all kinds of problems in this ongoing storm. we will let you know when it is all over. >> reporter: downed trees and power lines with mudslides, flooding, all and more coming up in a live report from the south bay. region will still be feeling the effe >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news . or yo >>> parts of the bay area will get more rain with the entire region feeling the effects of the most powerful storm of the season. we will break it all down for you this morning, thursday, january 17. i am kenny choi. >>> i am anne a bit, and it is 6:31 am. >>> you will be encountering heavy wind today. >> definitely wind with some rain, in san francisco cloudy with more rain on the way. we have falling trees that are still possible around the bay area. the ground is saturated from all of the rain with trees coming down in lafayette, emeryville, san jose and many other places. >

today insurance commissioner ricardo lara gave an update on the total insured losses from the camp, woolsey and hill fires.. saying the numbers increased by about 25- percent from an already expensive evaluation last month. lara says the totals are now at 11.4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numbers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion. <"we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well,">(ken) lara says insurance companies have paid out about half of the 12-billion dollars from 20-18 damages, and he is anticipating more payments to come. we will get another update on the numbers in april. (pam) a big story tonight... he was shot and killed by sacramento police officers in his grandmothers' backyard in south sacramento.... and now, stephon clark's family is taking legal action against the city and the two officers i

still close this morning and that could affect the malibu ol again, this is all happening in the woolseyire burn zone. we are waiting to hear from the malibu school district on whether they will cancel schools and some of the areas where the roads are closed. they should be making the announcement within the next few minutes but clearly everyone is keeping a close eye on what is happening and salad -- southern california with all of the rain in that scar zone. >> the ground is just too saturated to deal with all of that rain. >>> it is 6:15 am. >>> we have a storm watch with a live look at the sierras and i 80 at the kingvale area. traffic is moving slowly right now but it is moving. there was so much snow that some cars got snowed in in kingvale multiple times and drivers opted to ride around on snowmobiles. they worked hard to keep the roads passable. those that could make it to the roads said that drivers conditions were hazardous at times. >> they are terrible. you have to proceed with caution and i would assume a lot of people would get stopped at the pass. >> caltrans advice is to

. >> reporter: back online from the woolsey fire that raged through the area two months ago. the vegetation normally holds water back has been burned. now he is hoping to make it through the next challenge. >> this is how it goes. the fire comes and then no sooner does the fire come that the rains come. >> schools in malibu are close because of the emergency operations center will be monitoring the storm all week long. >>> the storm is bringing a lot of so snow to the sierra. this is what looked like last night near tracking. low visibility forced drivers to take a very slow. here's a live look near south shore. is expected to bring several feet of new snow. the national weather service issued a rare blizzard warning for today. caltrans is asking people to avoid driving to the mountains altogether until the weather has passed. was 80 is open this morning after a small avalanche briefly blocked the lanes. this happened after 10:00 last night near the california-nevada state line. they turned traffic around as the road crews cleared the snow. no injuries were reported. >>> you

torrential rains swamping roads, triggering mudslides on the pacific coast highway near the woolsey fire burn zones. that flow, the size of two football fields, trapping people in their cars. vehicles trapped in up to four feet of mud and debris. crews bulldozing them out of the muck. that weather has mostly cleared. there are millions along the west coast bracing for another two additional storms. the first of those is set to hit tomorrow. i'm told power crews will be out in force even before that storm hits. cecilia? >> all right, matt, it will be a long day over there. thank you. >>> let's get over to ginger now with the latest on the two storms closing in on the west. good morning. >> good morning. the last thing people want to hear after their car is smashed or they wake up like my cousin did in sacramento with water, rainwater into her drawer because there's a tree through her bathroom, the last thing you want to hear is that there's more to come. look, we're on alert from washington to parts of new york, pennsylvania, and maine. check out the line of storms. there's three lined up

flooding and mudslides could be a problem in the woolsey and thomas fire areas. evacuations started in los angeles county and santa barbara county where the thomas fire burned. the evacuations started at 10:00 this morning. >>> let's get you caught up by going to the newsroom and bringing in dave clark. >> gasia, thank you. governor gavin newsom has several big concerns about pg&e's plan to file for bankruptcy. the governor says he is focused on protecting taxpayers, ratepayers, and victims of the 2017 and 2018 wildfires. both experts and consumer advocates say it's possible pg& e will count on getting help from the state, and that consumers will be hurt. >> ratepayers, the people who pay the bills, we get stuck with the bill. >> there may be some state bridging of funding and so forth. >> john simon, the interim ceo of pg&e, says the court supervised bankruptcy process is the best way to let pg&e resolve its liabilities in what he called an orderly, fair, and expeditious fashion. >>> in berkeley's people's park, plenty of people police were outside while arboris

lara announced monday losses in the camp, woolsey, and hill fires in late 2018 are now at 11.4 billion dollars, with the deadly fire in paradise accounting for more than 8 billion of that. the numbers rose from the preliminary report in december, showing total insured damages at 9 billion. "we're going to continue to see uptick in the fire losses. this is just for insured, obviously calfire's numbers have uninsured properties, big structural stuff, so we're also monitoring all those issues as well," lara says on top of those three fires, other major 2018 fires including the carr mendocino complex fires are responsible for nearly an additional 1 billion in insured losses. he says insurance companies so far have paid out about half of the 12 billion dollars from 2018 damages, and he anticipates payments to continue. lara says his office is working to address issues with homeowners in fire prone areas without insurance.."we also want to make sure we're looking at possible legislative solutions so that we can work with the insurance industry to make sure we're helping to better communities

the camp fire and the woolsey fire by the way both took place away from forested land. wheeler told senators climate change is a huge issue but, quote, not the greatest crisis. >>> two resolutions to censure steve king are being referred to the house ethics committee. democratic leaders expressed concern about censuring over offensive speech which could put republicans and democrats it n long running battle. they did vote on a disapproval. it followed recent comments by king questioning why the terms white suppre supremacy and whit nationalist were considered offensive. >>> one of the country's biggest lgbt groups is condemning karen pence for returning to her post as a teacher at a school that bans gay students. cnn nishs reportfirst reported she is teaching art. here is what the group glad says, it is disturbing second lady karen pence would put her stamp approval on an institution that actively targets lgbtq students. a spokesperson for mrs. pence tells cnn it is absurd that her decision to teach art and the school's religious beliefs are under attack. she would not

. >> reporter: back online from the woolsey fire that went through his area two months ago.n that normally holds the water back. now he hopes his home makes it through the next challenge. >> that is way goes out here the fire comes in it seems like no sooner does the fire come down the rain kim's. the emergency operation center will be open all week. >>> in butte county, an evacuation warning in effect for the community because of possible flooding. the warning will continue through tomorrow morning. there is a flood watch in effect through tomorrow. includes the burn areas from the camp fire. >>> butte county is also suing pg&e. it is in connection with the november camp fire which was the deadliest and most destructive fire in california history. the county filed lawsuits yesterday in superior court. they allege that the fire that destroyed the town of paradise was caused by pg&e equipment. even though the official cause has not been determined, pg&e has admitted that they had a problem with power lines in the area where the fire started. the news that the lawsuit comes af

. >>> people who live in in the woolsey burn area at thismandat morning. authorities there in los angeles county are worried about mud and debris flows as a store mr. southern california. deputies have been knocking on doors and posting notices. the mandatory evacuations are set to begin at 8 a.m. >>> we are tracking the rain and is following her -- falling around here. more in store tomorrow and even more towards wednesday. >>> dozens of accused priest named. the list that is out today and why survivors say it is too little too late. >>> a teenager who is a standout football player is now fighting for his life. >> i am not only fighting for myself, i'm fighting for my daughter. >>> santa rosa's catholic diocese is out with a list of 39 priests accused of child sex abuse. the names go back decades, but the current bishop refuses to second-guess how those cases were handled by higher-ups at the time. deborah velo is there tonight and how survivors are reacting. >> reporter: these lists are being released all around the country. it is a pushback on a pennsyl

i've toured shelters in my district from folks who are affected by the woolsey fire. some of them lost everything. there's over 50,000 displaced californians and for donald trump to take away disaster fund sg out rageous. it continues to show he's unfit to be president of the united states. >> i always appreciate your insights and comments. thank you so mouch fuch. >>> legal analysis of that bombshell report suggests the president's behavior was so erratic that the fbi looked into the possibility he was working on behalf of russia. ng e possibilii on behalf of russia. our dad was in the hospital. because of smoking. but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. but then, we were like. what are we doing? the nicodermcq patch helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. nicodermcq. you know why, we know how. allow you to take advantage of growth opportunities with a level of protection in down markets. so you can be less concerned about your retirement savings. talk with your advisor about shield℠ annuities from brighthouse financial, established by metlife. from brighthou

this is the area down towards malibu that we had the woolsey fire. torrential rain moving into that region. we'll watch this as it heads down to that area. couple of flash flood warnings and a couple of flood warnings. blizzard warnings. wind advisories. high surf advisories. flash flood watches. it's a mess throughout much of california. travel is difficult to say the least. let's get into the snowfall forecast. highest impacts are in areas of new england and ohio valley. still plowable snow through iowa and illinois. indianapolis you could get your second storm in a week. chicago about three inches or so. st. louis not as much as the last one. we are worried about ice in southern portions of ohio. north of i-70 is the best chance for snow. cleveland and towards columbus. here's the real bull's eye area from albany from the mass pike upwards up towards northern new england. 18 plus inches of snow. saturday night through sunday. footprint goes from burlington to syracuse to buffalo to rochester, northern portions of pennsylvania. the area of i-95 get

there are several mudslides covering both sides of the pacific coast highway in the woolsey fire burn area. flash flood warning is in effect there. >>> and back here north, it is a mess in the sierra. chains are required, as roads are icy and slippery. many drivers on interstate 80 were stuck for hours. crews atem s s attempted to plo roads but some conditions caused drivers to spinout. >>> be ready for the wind as rob said and more rain on the way. download our nbc bay area app to know what to expect today. it is free, and you'll know all the conditions throughout the day, right there in your neighborhood. >>> a follow-up to breaking news we brought you at this time yesterday morning. a heavily-armed man shooting at random at a south bay gas station, forcing police to open fire. the chaotic scene played out around 6:00 yesterday morning, terrifying people in typically quiet part of santa clara. now we've learned that the gunman targeted another gas station as well. we have cell phone video shot by a customer that showed santa clara police firing into the rotten robbie convenience sto

here on woolsey avenue as he rode a red bicycle he stole a 14-year-old girl's cell phone at gunpoint.n two hours later a new victim, a 17-year-old girl. >> the suspect approached the victim on the same red bicycle, punched the victim in the face, and stole her iphone. >> reporter: officers tracked the iphone to the sunnydale district. during a search there they found him after a foot chase, hiding in a car. they recovered his jacket. they say it was the same one he wore during the carjacking. now, prosecutors refiled that case last night. they added attempted murder to the seven other charges against gathron in the assault. a family spokesperson says yik oi huang is still in critical condition, so her long-term recovery still unknown. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> vic, thank you very much. >>> we are on an unprecedented day 33 of the partial federal government shutdown. >> at 6:30, we'll have the latest on negotiations in washington and the way this stalemate is hurting people right here in northern california. but help is on the way, and it's taking all forms. >>> i'm spencer christian. sk

torrential rain triggering this mudslide on the busy pacific coast highway, the same area scorched by the woolseyire this fall. part of the highway shut down. vehicles stuck. responding officers navigating through the deep mud. also in southern california, multiple funnel clouds spotted. watch as this funnel spins off the coast of long beach. in northern california, heavy snow and whiteout conditions there. this was a scene on interstate 80 which was shut down for hours. drivers forced to pull over and chain up. the heavy snow causing several accidents, snarling traffic and leaving cars backed up for miles. in san francisco, coastal flooding. strong winds reaching up to 70 miles per hour sending dangerous, large waves and high tide right into san francisco bay, shutting down the popular pier 14. the storm also knocking out power lines in washington state. take a look this dramatic video showing a power line sparking and catching fire. this morning, more than 200,000 customers without power. >> there went the power. whoa! >> my goodness, and those numbers will be increasing as far as how many peop

you can see these trees charred by the woolsey fire in november, the lack of vegetation makes it easy to flow through, why they're concerned having more rain. you can see the pacific coast highway closed still in both directions as crews rush to clean up ahead of that next storm. marci gonzalez, abc news, malibu, california. >> the west coast hoping to catch a break before the next storm. >> the storm system is still hanging over california, oregon and washington. >> accuweather's paul williams has the detailed forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, ryan, emily. we're looking at widespread rain from seattle, portland down towards medford and snow showers as you move further inland. look for that to reach down towards san francisco and then transition into snow showers as you move further inland. now, also be mindful we're looking for one mess of a storm along the mississippi valley region around the great lakes region in the form of snow, a mix as well as rain leaning towards the northeast. big-time cold air in place that's going to punch its way through and that is going to c

the mudslide is in the area where the woolsey fire burned. they are not as anyone section of highway 1 will be open. >>> this is packing a punch. this is a storm that i know here . >> you do have a rain gauge, i believe. >> i do. five inches for the weekend. >> cassie, you don't? we will have to get you one. if you're in the santa cruz mountains, i know you cannot see this but i can't. that is five inches of rain. the santa cruz mountains wider region has five inches of rain and that is off through. creek road. there were multiple reports about four and half to five and this was assigned two inches range at the main gauge. i'm guessing that george has two or three inches. the temperature never got above 48. the temperature shot up to 54. george, you and i think alike. the highest rate was 49 or 46 so i understand exactly what you are saying. things changed a little bit but all they it was stuck at that temperature range of about 47 or 48 degrees. fairfax is 4.80. saintliness 2.82, napa 2.96, oakland 1.59, san jose at three quarters of an inch

the utility faces new lawsuits falling the woolsey fire. >>> president trump arriving at dover air forceattack in syria this week. several members greeted the president when he got off of air force one. it was a surprise trip to delaware, it was not on his public schedule. the president said he went to dover to honor the four americans killed in that explosion in northern syria. the pentagon has released the identities of three of the men they were army chief warrant officer, navy technician and a former navy seal working for the defense intelligence agency. >>> investigators are working into a pipeline explosion that has killed at least 66 people in mixico. more than 85 people are listed as missing. authorities say the blast was caused by a leak from an illegal pipeline in a small town north of mexico city. the oil company is accusing a group of people of tapping into the pipeline and setting up the explosion. the area around the pipeline has been evacuated. >>> the lunar year starts in 2 1/2 weeks from today. >> san francisco police are warning people about a scam during that holiday c

flooding and mud slides could be a problem in the area in last year's woolsey and thomas fires. evacuations start in 15 minutes in santa county. >>> time now 7:45. the dna of a wolf declared extinct has been found in a pack of wolfs in texas. researchers say a pack of wild wolves found near the texas gulf coast carries a big amount of red wolf genes, which is surprising because the animal was declared extinct in the wild almost 40 years ago. genetic testing found that the wolves appeared to be a hybrid of red wolf and coyote, but some more tests are needed just to be sure. >>> time is 8:45. let's consider today's morning commute a practice run, sal, for tomorrow. when you all should leave the house with extra time. >> that is what i'm hearing from steve. tomorrow is really going to be the big rain day. now we do have some slow traffic out there because it's been raining and just the normal slow traffic. but it really has kind of spared us as far as rain days go. yeah, it's raining, it's a little slow yshtion but it hasn't been raining hard on many of these commutes. it's been ki